Scientists have found that spending two hours a week in nature is strongly linked to better health and well-being. According to the NHS, it is not surprising then, than more doctors than ever are giving out "green prescriptions" to those that suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression. Activities like walking and gardening are among the most popular recommendations that doctors are giving.
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We all know the damage that air pollution can have on the
human body, especially the lungs. Air quality has gotten so bad in certain
areas that it can actually be deadly to people living in them. But now,
researchers and geneticists from different countries are finding it out that
there may be an associated risk between the quality of the air and some mental
illnesses.
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There seem to be many factors that can prove to be a detriment
to ...

A study conducted by researches at Montreal's Saint-Justine Hospital in Canada has found a correlation between depression and the time teenagers spend using social media.
"Our research reveals that increased time spent using some forms of digital media in a given year predicts depressive symptoms within that same year," Patricia Conrod, the research team's lead said, in a press release on Monday.
The research team kept track of 4000 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 16, monitoring ...

It's a fact. Teenagers today are more anxious and depressed than ever, and suicides are skyrocketing. According to Vox, in 2017, 6,241 suicide deaths ocurred in ages 15-24.
Overall, around 16 percent of adolescents, the CDC reports, consider suicide in a given year. “That’s an epidemic,” says Mitch Prinstein, the director of clinical psychology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. And the craziest thing is that the experts do not really understand what has been causing ...

Simon Pegg, the actor known for movies like the Mission Impossible Franchise and Shaun of the dead, has recently talked about his struggles with depression and addiction. "What I have come to realize from back then is that depression is always there," Pegg said in an interview with G2 Hype. "No matter what I did. I don’t think you ever really lose your demons. You just try to find a way to keep them in their place,” he said. After hitting rock bottom, Pegg finally ended up seeking treatment ...

Sometimes we have the misguided belief that the people that make us laugh are the happiest people in the world. Then we hear about icons like Robin Williams taking their lives and we do not understand why.
Now, according the Huffington Post, comedians like Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson and Wayne Brady are showing people the not-so-funny part of the story, and share the own stories and struggles with depression and anxiety. "Its Not That Funny," is the name of the film that would soon be ...

After being raped three times as a child, Noa Pothoven decided to undergo euthanasia on Sunday. According to The Sun, Noa said: Out of fear and shame, I relive the fear, that pain every day. Always scared, always on my guard. And to this day my body stills feels dirty. "After years of battling and fighting, I am drained," the teenager said.
Noa had written a critically acclaimed autobiography called Winning or Learning, which explained her struggles with mental illness and suicide attemp...

Scientists are now developing an Artificial Intelligence System that can recognize signs of depression and anxiety in children. It does it by studying their speech patterns, and so far it has show to be over 80% accurate. There are many issues in the field of child psychiatry, including insurance problems, long waits for appointments and an overall failure to recognize the early or major symptoms of issues with children. For that reason, doctors are looking at new technology that could help ...

Kit Harrington has opened up about the heavy toll the #jonsnow role had in his personal life, his anxiety and alcohol dependence. https://yhoo.it/2MfmHla
It can happen to any of us, and there should be no shame involved. Stress and anxiety can happen at any level of success, sometimes even more at the higher levels. These kids get literally thrown in situations they do not know how to deal with and expected to be ok. A high number of them end up breaking. Kudos to Kit for realizing there ...

It is something that I personally struggle with from time to time. There are days that I wake up in the morning and I don’t have the energy or the desire to do anything, when I have a lot to get done. What is worse, my depression tells me that it is just not worth to do those things, that I am wasting my time and that I should just put them off while I stay in bed and sleep. Being a generally ambitious person with a lot that I want to accomplish, you can understand how that type of ...